Waist construction for trousers



May 23, 1939. H|EFFQ 51- AL 2,159,353

WAIST CONSTRUCTION FOR TROUSERS Filed May 22, 1937 Patented May 23, 1939 PATENT OFFICE WAIST CONSTRUCTION FOR TROUSERS Ralph Chiefio, West Haven, andAntony Rossomando, New Haven, Conn.

Application May 22, 1937, Serial No. 144,122

3 Claims.

This inventionrelates to an improvement in mens trousers, and more particularly in the improvement of the construction of the waist and belt portions of the trousers.

It is customary to support mens trousers, and more particularly trousers for summer wear, by means of abelt threadedthrough belt loops attachedto the waistband of the trousers and buckled tightly about the waist of the wearer. In its usual form the belt is usually made of leather or similar material, and is made in one piece' to extend entirely about the waist of the wearer, and only connected to the trousers by means of the belt loops through which it is threaded.

Certain disadvantages are present with this construction, particularly in that, when the belt isdrawn up tightly so as to properly retain the trousers in place, the waistband of the trousers will be caused to pucker, and will not present a smooth-fitting appearance. Moreover, it sometimes occurs that the belt will be either too long ortoo short to present a neat appearance, as'

the endof the belt threaded through the buckle inorder to present the neatest possible appearance should be of the proper length. In order to shortenthebelt, it is necessary to remove the buckle, cut offa portion of the belt, and again securethe buckle thereto, which operation entails considerable inconvenience.

Oneobject of the present invention is the provision of" a trouser belt so connected with the waist portion of the trousers that it will always present a smooth and neat appearance, particularly across the back of the trousers.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pair of trousers having .a waist portion so constructed that the belt will be as inconspicuous aspossible, in that the belt will prefer- 0 ably be made of the same material as the trousers, and will be carried in tunnels constructed. on the waistband of the trousers, so that only a small portion of the belt will be visible.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a waistband for men's trousers having atwo-piece belt attached thereto, the rear ends of the portions of the belt being attached to the trousers upon either side of the back seam of the trousers, and the front ends of the belt portions being buckled together at the front of the trousers in the usual manner.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a two-piece belt for trousers or the I like, the belt portions being detachably and adportions may be readily adjusted as to their effective length, and may also be readily detached from the trousers if desired, and the belt portions being so arranged that when the belt is tightened the back of the trousers will be drawn smoothly across the body of the wearer and not tend to wrinkle or pucker.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the waistband of a pair of trousers embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a top elevational view of the waistband portion of the trousers; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of our invention, we have shown in the drawing the upper portion of a pair of mens trousers having a waistband Ill provided upon each side with belt tunnels II and I2. As will be apparent, the ends of these belt tunnels are spaced from each other at the front and back of the trousers, and are open at their ends so as to permit the belt to extend therethrough. These tunnels are symmetrically arranged with respect to the back seam l3 and front flap or placket l4, and, as will be apparent, the waistband of the trousers is exposed between the ends of the tunnels at the front and back.

The preferred form of belt which we employ consists of two separate sections or portions I5 and I6, which will preferably be made of the same material as. the trousers. These belt portions are threaded through the tunnels, and upon the front end of one thereof is provided the usual buckle ll, the other end portion being provided with the usual spaced openings I8 to cooperate with the buckle at the front of the garment.

At their rear ends the belt portions are detachably and adjustably secured to the trousers just outside of the belt tunnels l l and I 2. This securing means may take the form of small buckles l9 and secured to the waistband of the trousers at the back thereof upon each side of the back seam, and adapted to have the ends of the belt sections secured thereto.

If desired, one or more belt loops 2| may be arranged at the front portion of the trousers between the ends of the tunnels II and I2 to hold the belt in position if this is desired.

It will be apparent that, as the belt does not entirely encircle the trousers but consists of two portions, the rear ends of which are secured to the waistband upon either side of the center line of the trousers at the back thereof, the pull upon the belt will tend to hold the back portion of the waistband between the buckles I9 and 2!] in perfectly smooth condition across the body-of the wearer, and any fullness of the waistband which might be taken up when the belt is drawn taut will be distributed between these buckles at the rear and the front of the trousers, or, in other words, will lie below the tunnels II and I2 and will therefore be concealed. With this construction thewaistband of the trousers will always be in smooth condition entirely around the garment, and any objectionable puckering or wrinkling, if present, will be concealed by the tunnels.

Moreover, the belt may be adjusted as to length by means of the buckles I9 and 20, in that the rear ends of the belt portions may be taken up by these buckles and individually adjusted, so that the front ends of the belt will always be of the proper length in order that the front buckle will be in the proper position at the front of the trousers, evenly spaced between. the forward ends of the belt tunnels and spaced symmetrically with respect to the front flap of the garment. When a belt is secured to the trousers, as in this case, it is particularly desirable to have the two ends of the belt individually adjustable, for it will be realized that when the adjustment is made at the front buckle, it is made entirely upon one end of the belt, and as a result, if

' the belt cannot be slipped around the waistband,

as is the case when it is secured thereto, the buckle will not always lie in the proper position. With the present arrangement, however, when the two portions of the belt may be adjusted at their rear ends, the positionof the front ends of the belt portions may be regulated as desired, that is, the buckle may be brought to the desired position, and the end of the other belt portion co operating with the buckle may also be regulated as to length so that it will present the best possible appearance.

It will also be obvious that the waist construction illustrated is equally applicable to other garments, such as the waist portion of ladies skirts, for example.

While we have shown and described a preferred embodiment of our invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A waistband portion for trousers comprising means providing separated belt tunnels outside of the waistband at the sides of the garment,

said tunnels extending over the greater portion of the waistband with their ends being in spaced relation at the front and back exposing the waistband at said points, a pair of belt sections, each adjustably secured at its rear end to the waistband at the rear portion thereof between the proximate ends of the tunnels and extending through one of said tunnels, cooperating fastening means at the front ends of said belt sections between the front ends of the tunnels, and the rear ends of said belt sections extending to points adjacent the back center line of the waistband but being in spaced relation at the back of the garment to draw the waistband smoothly across the body of the wearer at the back thereof.

2. A waistband portion for trousers comprising means providing separated belt tunnels outside of the waistband at the sides of the garment, said tunnels extending over the greater portion of the waistband with their ends being in spaced relation at the front and back exposing the waistband at said points, a pair of belt sections, each adjustably and detachably secured at its rear end to the waistband at the rear portion thereof between the proximate ends of the tunnels and extending through one of said tunnels, cooperating fastening means at the front ends of said belt sections between the front ends of the tunnels, and the rear ends of said belt sections extending to points adjacent the back center line of the'waistband but being in spaced relation at the back of the garment to draw the waistband smoothly across the body of the wearer at the back thereof.

3. In men's trousers having a front opening and a seam at the center of the back, a waistband, a pair of strips secured at the outside of the waistband at the sides thereof and forming belt tunnels therewith, the ends of said tunnels being in spaced relation at the front and back of the garment but said tunnels extending over the greater portion of the waistband, a belt section secured at its rear end to the waistband at one side of the back thereof at a point adjacent the back seam and extending through the tunnel at that side to the front opening of the garment, a second belt section secured at its rear end to the waistband on the other side of the back thereof at a point adjacent the back seam and extending through the other tunnel to the front opening of the garment, cooperating fastening means on the free ends of said belt sections, and means at the rear ends of both said belt sections for adjusting the effective length thereof, the rear ends of said belt sections being spaced apart to draw the waistband smoothly across the back of the wearer.

RALPH CHIEFFO. ANTONY ROSSOMANDO. 

